Metal container



March 22, 1932. \W, F PUNTE ET AL 1,850,894

METAL CONTAINER Filed Jan. lO, 1930.

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.Patented Mar. 22, 1932 WILLIAM r. lruN'ri: ANDOHARLES To CONTINENTALOAN COMPANY, or Yom:

METAL CONTAINER The invention relates to new and useful improvements ina metal container, and more particularly to a metal container wherein anopening in the top thereof is closed by a friction seated cover or plug.

-An object of the invention is to provide a container of the above typewith means whereby the cover. or plug is hingedly secured to thecontainer in a manner which does not interfere with the frictionalseating of the cover or plug in the opening in the container.

lA further object of the invention is to provide 'a hinging means forthe cover or plug which is secured to said cover at a point outside ofthe friction contact between said cover or plug and the top ofthecontainer and which is also secured-to the container on the outer facethereof.

In the drawings Figure l is a vertical sectional view throng a portionof'a container embodying the invention, showing the cover or plug seatedin the top of the container.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. '1, but showing the cover as removedand swung on its hingek to raised position.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the hinging plate for supporting thecover.

The invention relates to improvements in metal containers of the typewherein a cover or plug is frictionally seated in an opening in the topof the container for closing thel same. Securedto the outer face of thecontainer is a plate which serves as a hinging memberA for the cover.This plate is secured to the container by a folding of the metal aboutthe seam which joins the top of the container to the body thereof. Thehinging plate is provided with a hinged strip which extends through anopening formed in the flange of the cover or plug and this hinged stripis bent into a loop of such dimensions as to permit the necessaryvertical movement of the cover or plug in order to frictionally seat thesame.

Referring more in detail to the drawings,'

the improved container consists of a body portion 1 to which is secureda top 2 by means of a seam 3. This seam 3 is preferably of Applicationille'd January 10; 1930. Serial No. 419,930.

the well known double seam form The top 2 has lan opening 4 therethroughand the metal around the-edge of the Opening is bent upwardly at 4a andthence downwardly at 4b in order to form a friction seating wall. Theopening is closed by means'of a cover or plug 5. This plug is cup-shapedand the upper edge thereof is rolled outwardly at 6 and thence inwardlyat 7. The cover or plug i'sprovided ywith a vertical wall 8 which is afriction wall adapted to engage the 'friction seat 6 on the top of thecontainer. This fric? tion cover or lplug' is provided with an opening 9through the flange 6. .A hinging plate 10 extends along the upper faceof the to thence upwardly and is rolled downward y and inwardly at 11 soas to firmly secure the' hinging plate to the seam 3 at the top of thecontainer. This hin ing plate is provided with a strip 12 whichv is bentupwardly, thence .downwardly through the opening 9 and underneath theplate 10, as indlcated at 13. This forms a loop 14- which surrounds theeXtreme edge portion of the cover outside of the opening 9. The Opening9 and the loop 14 are of such dimensions that when the cover is seatedin the Opening inthe top of J. AULBACH, 0F SYRAC'USE, NEW YORK,ASS`IGNORS l NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW the container, itmay. have a slight vertical movement so as topermit the cover beingcr'owded firmly-down onto the seat.4 When .the cover is raised from itsseat it may be swung on the hinging plate to vertical position, asindicated in Fig. 3 or still further around toan open. position.

It'will be noted from the abovethat the friction cover is hingedlysecured to the' container and that thehinging means is all on the outer'face of the container and its connection to the cover is beyond thefriction wall of the cover which engages the friction seat on the top ofthe container. Thus it is 4that the cover will make a continuous linecontactwith the top when the cover is closed and effectively seal thecontainer. On the other hand, when thev cover` is pried loose from itsfrictional grip with the top of the container it may be swung to openposition and will be retained attached to the 'container ready forclosing at any desired time.

As shown the invention is applied to a cover 2 Leaaeee which 'iselliptical in alleine, which is 'test adapted for the shaped containershown. lt may, however, be made circular or of any desired shape. lt isobvious that minor changes in the details of construction of thesupporting plate on which the cover or plug hinges may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appendedclaims.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure Vby Letters Patent, is:

1. A metal container comprising a body portion having a top doubleseemed thereto7 said top having an opening provided at its edge with avertically extending friction seat, a cover ,having a verticallyextending wall adapted to engage the friction seat on the top, and alaterally projecting flange overlying the top, and a plate having itsouter portion bent about the double seam for securing said plate to thecontainer and having a strip extending over and down through an openingin the flange of the cover with the end of the strip extending beneathsaid plate, said striprbeing bent to form a loop which permits the coverto be moved vertically for frictionally seating the same and said plateserving to hingedly support said cover when released from its frictionAseat.

2. A metal container comprising a body portion, a top double-seamedtheretohaving an opening with a depending Wall forming a friction seat,a friction plug cover adapted to engage said friction seat, and meansfor connecting said friction plug cover to said container whereby saidfriction plug cover is free to move vertically into frictionalengagement with said friction seat, and is free to swing on saidconnecting means as a hinge when released from said friction seat.

3. A metal container comprising a body y portion, a top double-seamedthereto having an opening with a depending wall forming a friction seat,a friction plug cover adapted to engage said friction seat, means forconnecting said friction plug cover to said container whereby saidfriction plug cover is free to move vertically into frictionalengagement with said friction seat, and is free to swing on saidconnecting means as a hinge when released from said friction seat, saidmeans including a plate having a portion thereof bent about the doubleseam for securing the plate to the container, and a holding stripextending through an opening in the flange of the friction plug cover.

In testimony whereof, we ax our signatures.

VVILLAM F. PUNTE. CHARLES J. AULBACH.

